Connecter



Jan. 3, 1928.

' J. A. MGKAY CONNECTER Filed June 20, 1924 4. 6 4C ,Z T Qm i5 ATTORNEY 1.405 ments -in which it ma Patented Jan. s, 192s."

* UNiTED STATES Y JoHN ANDREW muy, 'or TORONTO,4 ONTARIO,v CANADA.'

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The present. invention relates `to connecters and methods of making the same,

and is more particularly directed toward a form of connecter suitable for joining rela" tively small wires such as are uscd'in lighting fixtures,.automobile wiring, andsimilarv` locations. VVhile the invention is particulailly adapted for use in such situations, it

is, however, not limited to the same, for it is useful for joining larger wires.

In the wiring up 'of electric fixtures it is necessary tojoin pairs of wires in a perma` .nent manner and to insulate the joint.` It is ordinarily done by soldering. the bare wires together and then taping the joint. This consumes considerable time and results ina joint which is difficult to inspect or repair; A

Objects of the present invention are the provision of an improved connecter. by which these pairs of wires may be joined and the' joint insulated, also an improved method of making 'J such connecters. The .invention 'furthercontemplates the provision of a connecter which may be readily attached to the wires so'as-to.remain permanently in posh4 tion,'or which maybe easily removed for purposes of' inspection, without rendering it diflicult to reconnect the wires. 3U f Another object of the invention is to pro-- vide a connecter in which the wires to be jinedfare forced into aiV-shaped space and contorted or bound by means of Va screw .which clamps them in place. Other and p36 further -obj'ects willlappear asthe descrip-A 'tionproceeds In the ,accompanyin drawings, there is shown Afor purposes -o illustrating the in" vention, one of the many .possible embodiz -take form, together Ywith a method of ma 'ng the connecter, it being understood that the drawings-are for jthe.` purpose of illustrating the invention 'ratherthan limiting 'the same. :In these drawings:

Fig. 1 is a, transverse cross section of'one form of the connecter taken on the line .1-'1 of `Fig. 2, looking in the direction ofthe arrows; `Fi 2 isa longitudinal sectiontakenon the/line 2-2 ofFig. 1, looking in the direc- .tion offthe arrow ;'V .P

'Figg isan -endSView taken from the leftv of the connecteras shown in Fi- 2; and

v5 Fig- @is a, secties tekenen t... line the longitudinal wedge shaped hole.

1924.. serial No. '721,18..

of Figs. l and 2, looking in the-direction of the" arrows.

'The connecter C is shown in detail, in lFigures l to 4 inclusive. This connecter consists of a'body of insulating material hav- 60 ing a socket indicated in general atQS opened at one end and c losedat the other. 'This socket is rectangular in cross-section and comparatively large at the open end 29 and u is smaller at the closed end 30 where it is of 65 -wedge shape or triangular cross-section. The side walls 'of the longitudinal hole are tapered intermediate the large and small ends as' shown atl and 32, so that 'wires maybe easily passed from the open end of 70. the connecter down into'the wedge shaped channel at the closed end.

The socketed piece of 'nsulationlis drilled vlaterally with a drilling passing from the upper side of the connecter as shown in`- Fig. 1" and 2- down to the lower edge 26 of the wedge shaped opening. The diameter of the drilling is approximately the same asthe width of the upper-part ofthe wedge shaped hole. Vide the threads 33 which extend xall the way to the bottom of the drilling. It will be lnoted that a portion of the lthreads have been lost on account of the wedge shaped hole. .There are, however, suliicient threads y to connect those at the lower end .of the hole `with those in the upper thick wall of the connecter so that `a screw may be threaded all the way down to the bottom of It will now be seen that the sidewalls of the inner end of: thesocket are synclinally arranged on opposite sides of the axis-of the threaded opening Also the portions 32 are synclinally arranged and tapered toward the back or inner` end to merge'into the synclin'al inner walls.

A headless screw 34, preferably made of insulating material andV provided .withL asaw-'cut 35, is threaded into .the tapped hole 100 I 33; the length otthis' screw is preferably such that'itwill not project beyond the outer `surface` of lthe connecter "when it has been .removed to bring its lower edge 36 op' osite the upper side 37 of the wedge s aped 105 hole. An' insulating screw is preferredy for l it affords complete insulation ofthe con-V necter. '.Ihe screwl is headless so that onel may thread it in. to .the bottom' of thetapped hole, thereby reaching any sized wire; l 1

The drilling is tapped to pro 80 p i f the twisted wires.

In Ijoiningv a plurality of. wires, such as' `fixture wires, by the device above described it is merely necessary to remove the insula-v tionfrom the ends of the wires, twist'thein together and place the ca over the free end W en the screw 34 is v backed but there is plenty of room for -insertinglthe vwires into-the upper wide partof the 'wedge shaped opening orcavity,` the adjacent insulation being accommodated bythecomparatively large chamber or opening 29at the open end ofthe lcap One may' then complete the clamping of the wires by threadingthe `screw in, thereby forcing the 'wires into the narrow portion of the V or.

wedge. During ,this operation' "the wires are clamped very tightly and are brought closev together, especially. by being wedged into the narrow space formed by thewalls -which .are at a dihedral angle to one another,

' and bent over the ridges.38 which appear v rions modificatie sible, I do not vlimit myself 'in any way `w1th vwith the usual wax;

at the'intersection offthese walls andthe lower 'portion of the threaded screw hole.. When it is'desired to. inspect thejoint it is only necessaryto. releasetheyscre'w and-re- .move the cap and screw from the twisted pairs; whereupon the joint may be inspected vand the capreturnedand clamped. in place.

It is, f course,' obviousthat the invention is'jsuitable for usewwith solid conductors.'

as well as with twisted on braided conduc-4 ltors. One may, if desired, seal'in-the screw It is obvious that the invention Y'may be embodiedin many, forms and constructions,

receiving socket open at one end and closed vat the other'nsaid block- 'further having a threaded opening extending from the. top of the block into the. inner end of said socket,

-`the inne'r uend of Lthe socket having lateral-1 walls on-pppositesides of the threaded openf ing and` nclinallydisposed with relation' to the axis of said vlthreaded opening,`the

outer end ofthe-socket being of rectangular form and having the lower vrear portions of lits lateral walls synclinally .arranged and tapered inwardly to meetthe forward edges "of the synclinal walls of the inner end, said outer end further having the rear portion of its top wall'inclined downwardly t meetthetopwall off its innerend, and ascrew extending through'-the threaded opening and having its inner end of insulated ma- 'terial adapted to engage and grip wiresv positioned in theinner end'of the socket.

2. 'An electric connecter blockof insulating material having a wire receiving socket opten at one end andclosed at the other, 'said block further having a threaded opening extending from the -top of the block into" the inner end of said socket,

vtheinner end of the socket' having lat` eral walls on 'oppositesides ofthe .threaded opening' and lsy'ncl'nally disposed withf rela including av tion to the axis of the threaded opening, the

outer end ofthefsocket being of rectangular formnnd having the lower rear portions of its lateral walls synclirially' A'a1rang`ed: and

tapered inwardly 'to meet theV forward edges o f the synclina-l walls of; theinner endyand' a ssrewextending through -the threaded openin@ adaptedtoengage and grip wires posi-- tioned inthe 'inner end of the socket, g

3. AnV electric connecter comprising a block of "insulating material having a vire at -the other, said block further l having a threaded opening extending from' the top 'of the block into the inner end ofv said socket, the inner end ofthe socket having latera walls on opposite-sides of the threaded voptlning and'synclin'ally-dis osed with relatio to the axis of said threa ed opening; the, outer endof the socket being ofreetang'ular forni at its mouth' and having .its walls "at the rear inclined to vmerge in to'the inner end of the socket, and `as crevv extending through the-threaded opening adapted 'to engage und gri wires. socet`.

' Signed at New'York cityfin the county of New York' and State of New Yoljkanthis`- 100 13th day of J {mer-1924i f JOHN ANDREW Meirkvl receiving Asocket open at'one end and closed:

positioned inthe inner end ofthe f 

